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A HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF BRECKNOCK
Written by Theophilus Jones.
Stock no. 1202443
Published by William And George North. 1st 1805. Slightly better than good condition.

Three volumes. Brown leather spines and corners. Raised bands and gilt title to spines. 14 maps and plates including coloured map of the county and coloured map of Antient Map Of Wales. Book: all plates present. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Bookplate of Edward W. Rumsey to front pastedown. Some scattered light browning throughout but contents generally very good. Folding county map has 5 inch closed tear. The plain board covers are lightly browned. Joints starting to wear.

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PICTURESQUE VIEWS ON THE RIVER WYE
Written by Samuel Ireland. Illustrated by Samuel Ireland.
Stock no. 1702397
Published by R. Faulder; T. Egerton. 1797. Almost very good condition.

Picturesque Views on the River Wye, From its Source at Plinlimmon Hill, to its Junction With the Severn below Chepstow: With Observations on the Public Buildings, and Other Works of Art, in its Vicinity. Map showing the course of the River Wye, 30 sepia aquatints plus b/w portrait plate of John Kyrle. xii + 159 pages. Full brown diced calf binding, gilt decorations and title to spine. Green endpapers. All edges gilt. Corners are bumped and worn with some surface loss to leather on rear cover and a couple of corners. Front joint is cracked. All plates present. Some light marks to page margins.

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A WEEK AT THE LIZARD
Written by Rev C.A. Johns.
Stock no. 1202186
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1848. Good condition.

Gilt title to spine. B/w engravings. 322 pages. Small format. Spine is browned, split and frayed with chipping. Covers are warped and marked. Inscription in ink to title page. Hinges pulled. Some page marks.

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A CORNISH CHRONICLE
Written by F.E. Halliday.
Stock no. 1202148
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Carews of Antony From Armada to Civil War. B/w frontis. B/w map. 171 pages. Small dent to edge of a few pages. Wrapper price-cut and scuffed.

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CURIOUS CORNWALL
Written by B Trevail.
Stock no. 1801938
Published by Tor Mark Press. Circa 1971. Almost very good condition.

Tor Mark Press series. Yellow pictorial cardwrap booklet, 48 pages. B/w photos. Includes: Roche Rock; Cornish Crosses; Cornish China-Clay; The Lost Land of Lyonesse; The Old Wreckers; Billy Bray's Chapels; Cornwall's Ancient Language; Bodmin Moor and much more. Covers unevenly faded and grubby. Contents generally clean.

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OLD CORNWALL VOL. XII No. 2 SPRING 1998
Written by Terry Knight.
Stock no. 1801937
Published by The Federation Of Old Cornwall Societies. 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

A twice yearly publication edited by Terry Knight. Green pictorial cardwraps showing old traction engine 'Perseverance' near Bodmin Road in July 1944 to front. Includes articles on Lifeboat Houses of St. Ives; Cornish Crosses; Falmouth Rectories plus many short items. 52 pages. Rear cover a little scuffed. Contents fine.

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HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS IN DEVON AND CORNWALL
Written by Arthur H. Norway. Illustrated by Joseph Pennell; Hugh Thomson.
Stock no. 1202107
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1907. Very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt. B/w illustrations. Top edge gilt. 391 pages. Large folding map. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Corners slightly bumped.

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THE SOUTH WEST PENINSULA
Written by Roy Millward; Adrian Robinson.
Stock no. 1202098
Published by MacMillan. 1st 1971. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Landscapes of Britain series. B/w photos. Very light browning to endpapers. Wrapper rubbed at edges.

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THE BRISTOL GAS INDUSTRY 1815-1949
Written by Harold Nabb.
Stock no. 1801915
Published by Bristol Branch Of The Historical Association. 1st 1987. Nearly fine condition.

White cardwrap booklet. B/w photos and illustrations. 48 pages. ISBN: 0901388505. A nice copy.

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BOSIGRAN AND THE NORTH COAST
Written by Ed. Hart. Illustrated by Cliff Fishwick.
Stock no. 1702191
Published by Climber's Club. 2nd 1978. Very good condition.

Cornwall-West Penwith. Card wraps. B/w diagrams. ISBN: 0901601446.

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THE CHALLENGE A CORNISH STORY
Written by William Andrew.
Stock no. 1202069
Published by The Covenant Publishing Co. Limited. 1st 1946. Slightly better than very good condition.

Stiff card covers with pictorial wrapper.

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